Preliminary analysis of existing livestock production and utilization system [at Farming Systems Research Site, Kalikapur, Bangladesh]
1986
Saha, R.K. | Saha, M.W.A. | Islam, M.F.
The report presents livestock situation at Farming systems Research Site, Kalikapur, Dhaka, Bangladesh through a preliminary survey of the farm households. Livestock, particularly draught animals has a vital bearing on crop production environment. The ownership position of draught power has a tremendous influence on crop cultivation, because of the fact that animal muscle power still now provides energy to cultivate 98% of the total cultivable land. The use of crop by-products as animal feed and cowdung as manure in crops and household fuel were also documented in this report. The present status of animal mortality, kinds of curative measures taken was presented through numerical evidences. The flow of income from livestock and its products indicated farmers preferences for rearing a particular species of animals.
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Эту запись предоставил Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council